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New International

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President’s call

President’s call

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Special issue

2012-13InternationalPresident WayneA Madden and hiswife, Linda

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C O N T E N T S

4 International President’s report

4 Lions Quest goes global

5 $200,000 donation for cancer kids

6 Council Chairman’s report

7 New 1st Vice President

8 Meet our new International President

27 Get ready for Youth of the Year

28 Committee vacancies

30 Executive summary

23 Leos Roar

Page 8 - Our new leader

Page 7 - Making history

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COVER: YEAR AHEAD ...Our new InternationalPresident, Wayne AMadden, has laid out anexciting program for hisyear in the Lions top job.Read of the man leadingus in 2012-13 (on page 8)and of his plans, in thereport beginning onpage 11.

Connections, influence, friendship, philanthropyAugust - September 2012 Volume 101 No. 4

Articles held overAs this is a special issue containing our new

International President’s 2012-13 program,

several features have been held over.

Contributions for the Oct - Nov 2012 issue

should be submitted by September 1 to The

Editor, Lion magazine, Fawcett Media, 20

Millett Rd, Gisborne South, Victoria 3437 or

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Lion – Australia and PNGLion - Australia and Papua New Guinea edition ispublished bi-monthly for the Multiple District 201Council of Lions Clubs International and circulated toall members.Published by MD201 Council of Governors and printed byPMP Print, 37-49 Browns Road, Clayton Victoria 3168.An official publication of Lions Clubs International, the Lionmagazine is published by authority of Board of Directors in21 languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, French,Swedish, Italian, German, Finnish, Korean, Portuguese,Dutch, Danish, Chinese, Norwegian, Icelandic, Turkish,Greek, Hindi, Polish, Indonesian and Thai.Editor: Tony Fawcett, Fawcett Media20 Millett Road Gisborne South VIC 3437Phone: (03) 9744 1368Email: [email protected] Enquiries: Lions National Office31-33 Denison St, Newcastle West, NSW 2302Phone: (02) 4940-8033Lions Australia website: www.lionsclubs.org.auDeadlines: 1st day of month before cover date.MD201 Council of Governors: Don Pritchard C1,Ron Pascoe C2, Deyann McDonnell N1, Gary Parker N2,Ron Way N3, Barbara Andrews N4, Greg Dunn N5,Merv Ferguson Q1, Doug Winterflood Q2, Kaye Smith Q3,Pat Bauer Q4, David Daniels T1, Fred Jacobs V1-4,Lou Scholten V2, Donald Cameron V3, Glenda McLeod V5,Thomas Little V6, Barry Middleton W1, Geoff Carberry W2Distribution of Magazine: Clubs and MembersAdditions to distribution list, deletions, changes of addressand of club will be made only when advised through theClub Membership and Activities report. Non-Lions, librariesand other organisations who wish to advise changes shouldcontact Lions National Office, Locked Bag 2000NEWCASTLE NSW 2300, Tel: 02 4940 8033 email:[email protected] Executive Director - Peter LynchManaging Editor - Dane La Joye, Lions Clubs International300 W 22nd Street, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523-8842 USAExecutive Officers President Wayne A. Madden, PO Box208, Auburn, Indiana 46706, USA; Immediate Past PresidentWing-Kun Tam, Unit 1901-2, 19/F, Far East Finance Centre,16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong, China; First Vice PresidentBarry J. Palmer, PO Box 200, Berowra, NSW 2081, Australia;Second Vice President Joseph Preston, Dewey, Arizona, USA

Directors First year: Benedict Ancar, Bucharest, Romania;Jui-Tai Chang, Taiwan; Jaime Garcia Cepeda, Bogotá,Colombia; Kalle Elster, Tallinn, Estonia; Stephen MichaelGlass, Bridgeport, West Virginia, USA; Judith Hankom,Hampton, Iowa, USA; John A. Harper, Cheyenne, Wyoming,USA; Sangeeta Jatia, Kolkata, West Bengal, India; SherylMay Jensen, Rotorua, New Zealand; Stacey W. Jones, MiamiGardens, Florida, USA; Dr. Tae-Young Kim, Incheon, Korea;Donal W. Knipp, Auxvasse, Missouri, USA; Sunil Kumar R.,Secunderabad, India; Leif Åke "Kenneth" Persson, Vellinge,Sweden; Ichiro Takehisa, Tokushima, Japan; Dr. H. HauserWeiler, Kilmarnock, Virginia, USA; Harvey F. Whitley, Monroe,North Carolina, USASecond Year: Joaquim Cardoso Borralho,Linda-a-Velha, Portugal; Marvin Chambers, Saskatchewan,Canada; Bob Corlew, Tennessee, United States; ClaudetteCornet, Pau, France; Jagdish Gulati, Allahabad, India;Dave Hajny, Montana, United States; Tsugumichi Hata,Miyagi, Japan; Mark Hintzmann, Wisconsin, United States;Pongsak “PK” Kedsawadevong, Muang District, Thailand;Carolyn A. Messier, Connecticut, United States; Joe AlPicone, Texas, United States; Alan Theodore “Ted” Reiver,Delaware, United States; Brian E. Sheehan, Minnesota,United States; Junichi Takata, Toyama, Japan; Klaus Tang,Wied, Germany; Carlos A. Valencia, Miranda, Venezuela;Sunil Watawala, Negombo, Sri Lanka

‘We serve’

LION“To create and foster a spirit of understandingamong all people for humanitarian needs byproviding voluntary services throughcommunity involvement and internationalcooperation”


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Lions,Lions,startstartyouryourengines!engines!

By Wayne A Madden, Lions ClubsInternational PresidentWe just completed a most successful international conventionin Busan, Korea.

The convention will go into the books as the largest ever. Over55,000 Lions and guests registered for the convention. A big thank-you to Past International Director Jung Yul Choi and his great hostcommittee for all of the work they have done over the past fiveyears to put this convention together.

As I begin the year as your International President I want to thankall 1.36 million Lions around the world for the opportunity torepresent the World’s Greatest Service Organisation. This is achallenge I do not take lightly. With you giving your best ourAssociation will have another banner year.

Now as we start another year in our Lion Legacy and we enterinto “A World of Service” it is important for us to get off to a faststart. As many of you know I am from Indiana and we have theIndianapolis 500 auto race. As an avid fan of the race I will bemaking many comparisons to our Lions year and how the Indy 500is run. To be successful in any race it is important to get off to a faststart and from time to time we will need a pit stop to evaluate ourprogress

Teamwork is of course critical to our success, and so is having aroad map and plan to get there. I ask that each club use the ClubExcellence Award as their blueprint. It will ensure a club’s successand it’s easy to achieve with teamwork.

As you read through my presidential theme in this magazine youwill notice a major emphasis on preventing or eliminating illiteracy.With 1 out of 4 people in this world considered to be illiterate, Lionscan make a difference. We can sponsor reading contests, go toschool for an hour a week and read aloud with a child, conductafter-school reading sessions at our local libraries and on and on.Don’t forget to make those RAP videos (Reading Action Plan videos)of what your club is doing to promote reading. Just a two-minutevideo placed on our website can let the Lions of the world knowwhat your club is doing to promote literacy.

I look forward to visiting with as many of you as possible thisyear as I travel to the various Forums around the world, visit manymultiple districts or see you on Facebook. I am always amazed bythe various projects our clubs and districts are doing to better theircommunities. So keep up the good work. I look forward to visitingwith our club presidents, too. LIONS – Start those engines NOW aswe enter into A WORLD OF SERVICE!

Lions Quest is changing livesaround the world, and the worldhas taken notice.

The U.S. State Department and theUnited Nations Office on Drugs andCrime (UNODC) have recognised thatthe school-based youth developmentprogram is an effective way to teachlife skills related to charactereducation, service-learning, bullyingand substance abuse prevention tostudents around the world.

The State Department gave LCIF a$150,000 grant to expand Lions Questin five African countries: Kenya,Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi andBotswana. Lions Quest launched theexpansion in Tanzania in January. Lionsfrom the five African nations, as well asLions from Zambia and Nigeria, met todiscuss ways to involve Lions, parents,schools and government agencies withLions Quest.

African Lions learned more aboutthe Lions Quest program and realisedits potential to bring positive,meaningful change to young people.“The program focuses the students tobe more committed to the real purposeof their lives,” said a Ugandan Lion.After two days of immersion in LionsQuest, Lions returned home with apurpose of their own.

Lions Quest training workshops wereheld in each of the five countries toprepare teachers to implement theprogram. Lions didn’t just approach theworkshops as opportunities to educate– they used them as moments tocelebrate. Lions made banners, inviteddistrict leadership to give speechesand invited key community members toattend. As a result of their collectiveefforts, 25 workshops were completed,750 teachers were trained and 30,000students are now benefiting from LionsQuest.

The expansion of Lions Quest inAfrica has created believers like PastDistrict Governor Abdul Majeed Khan ofTanzania. “The invention of Lions Questis a milestone in human progress,”said Khan.

Progress is still being made. Newworkshops are being planned, anotherAfrican Lions Quest summit is in the

works and the Lions Quest curriculumis being adapted to local Africanlanguages and cultures. Nigeriarecently took the first step towardbuilding its own program when itreceived an LCIF grant to help Lionscreate public awareness of LionsQuest.

“The future of our country lies withthe youth,” said a Ugandan Ministry ofEducation official. “It is thereforegratifying to know that the Lions Questintervention in Uganda is aimed athelping the youth live their livesresponsibly.”

The UNODC is partnering on aninitiative to help the young people ofsoutheastern Europe live healthier andmore responsible lives through LionsQuest. LCIF provided a $100,000 grantto translate, adapt and implement LionsQuest in Serbia and Montenegro incollaboration with the UNODC. The twoentities will work together to implementfamily skills training programs toprevent drug use, HIV/AIDS, crime anddelinquency among young people. TheUNODC has embraced the Lions Questcurriculum, “Skills for Adolescence,”because it is an evidence-basedprogram that has proven effective inreducing behaviours that put youngpeople at risk.

“We are enthusiastic about thepossibility of aligning Lions Quest withUNODC’s Family Life Skills Program,”said Piero Bonadeo, a UNODC deputyrepresentative, at Lions Day with theUnited Nations in March. “It will be thebeginning of a strong, solid and fruitfulrelationship.” – Chris Bunch

Lions Quest goes global

In Malawi, Lion Venunadhan Pillai presentsDr George Chaponda, the Minister ofEducation, with Lions Quest materials.


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Today Showco-host KarlStefanovic, DrJoe Collins ofALCCRF andDr DavidZiegler arepictured withthe cheque for$200,000 atthe 2012 GoldWeekTelethon.

Lions and the Australian LionsChildhood Cancer ResearchFoundation have been publiclythanked for raising $200,000for the Sydney Children'sHospital Foundation.

The cheque was presented aspart of this year’s Gold WeekTelethon screened by ChannelNine and co-hosted by the TodayShow’s Karl Stefanovic.

ALCCRF Chairman Dr JosephCollins said all foundationmembers should be proud oftheir efforts.

More than 600 children areannually diagnosed withchildhood cancer in Australiaand medical research is the keyto finding a cure.

200,000 reasons to celebrate!200,000 reasons to celebrate!

A Queensland Lion is preparing to undertakethe biggest adventure of his life, to row acrossthe Atlantic Ocean.

Next year Rochedale Springwood Lion AndrewAbrahams will compete in a rowing race acrossthe Atlantic Ocean to raise funds to “help kidsenjoy the wonderful advantages of life”.

Andrew, who earlier this year smashed theworld record for rowing a million metres on arowing machine, says the Atlantic crossing will bethe next stage in a continuing life of rowingadventure.

“I am no special athlete or finely tuned militaryperson. I am an average person who has aburning passion to help others,” he says.

Amazingly, the former surfboat rower’s exploitscome after fracturing his lower back in 2003.

“The everyday pain and discomfort was aconstant reminder of how hard things would be ifI didn't find a way to really improve my situation,”recalls Andrew, the father of three sons.

“It took about five years before I really startedto be able to get out of bed in the morningwithout pain and stiffness in the lower back. (Itwas) something I started to accept with everydaylife. Then I met a young lady who was anosteopath and she gave me some very importantexercises to do which I did religiously.”

In May at Sanctuary Cove at a boat show,Andrew took 11 hours, 50 minutes and sixseconds to row a million metres on a Concept 2rowing machine, a record for a heavyweight managed between 40 and 49.

He broke the previous record by more thaneight hours.

During his row, he suffered from bleedingblisters and at one stage collapsed during abreak.

His record came after a failed attempt in2011.

“I lost count how many times my mind told meto ‘just stop rowing’,” he says of his latestsuccess.

Only sheer determination, he believes, kepthim going, “pushing the tempest in my mind,fighting off the demons – and finally going under120 hours was just magic!”

Proceeds from Andrew’s rowing feats gotoward research into childhood cancer.

“Knowing that every stroke counts towardsfinding that cure and helping ease the pain andsuffering of so many kids makes it all seem likesuch a small achievement. How they can enduresomething which they cannot comprehend is farbeyond me.

“We simply have to find a cure.”

Says Rochedale Springwood Inc secretaryChris Richardson: “We think Andrew is aninspiration to all Lions in what can be done withperseverance and that ‘can do attitude’ that weknow all Lions possess.”

For more details or to donate, visithttp://adventure4acure.com

Queensland Lion’s bid to row the Atlantic

Andrew is fed baked beans during his successfulrowing bid at Sanctuary Cove in May. Next year hewill move from dry land to tackle the Atlantic.


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Governors anddelegates will bereturning from thevery successfulLions ClubsInternationalConvention in Busan.

Terrific weather,excellent organisationand a great programmade this eventsuccessful and well

worth the visit. I am sure the highlight for manydelegates were the diverse performances of theChina Disabled Persons’ Federation Performing ArtTroupe who also took out the prestigious 2012Lions Humanitarian Award.

The Convention saw the installation of the newInternational President, Wayne A Madden, and ofcourse the election of our own Lion Barry Palmer asFirst Vice President of the International Association.Lions interested in getting an insight into theprogram and activities at the InternationalConvention might like to read the article about theConvention on the Lions Australia Blog atwww.lionsaustralia.com.

The Lions Clubs International Convention inHamburg, Germany 2013, will be firmly on the radarfor many Lions who will be looking to support VicePresident Barry Palmer’s campaign for the positionof International President. Registration andaccommodation will be arranged through LionsClubs International on their website and I will postlinks on our websites when this becomes available.The Multiple District is in the final stages ofnegotiation with a travel agency for an air travel andtouring package for Lions. This will be completelyoptional for delegates, however you should considerreviewing this information before booking yourtravel. I expect to be able to provide detailed adviceshortly after this magazine goes to print.

A major project of the Council this year will be toidentify and review all significant projects andfoundations operated by Lions within MD201. Thepurpose of the project is to better understand thework that we do, assist in the development ofcomprehensive promotion of our activities, and tolook for opportunities for resource sharing andcollaboration. If you are asked to complete a simplesurvey outlining the goals and activities of yourDistrict Foundation or Project, it will contribute tothis review.

Have you seen thewww.DoSomethingNearYou.com.au website?DoSomethingNearYou is a not-for-profit organisation

promoting volunteering within Australiancommunities; community members can visit thewebsite, type in a postcode, and find all sorts ofways to help the community. All clubs are listed,and your club can claim and customise your listing.Lions Clubs are the volunteering hubs of manycommunities and I would encourage you to promotethe site within your community.

Finally, your club or District may wish to considerbidding for the 2016 Multiple District Convention.The Multiple District Convention can bring morethan $3 million into your community throughConvention spending, accommodation, delegatespending and pre and post touring; so it’s a greatboost for your economy, as well as a way ofhighlighting the excellent work of Lions in yourDistrict.

– Rob OerlemansComing up1. Our District Convention season is almost

upon us. For details of District Convention dates,follow the link athttp://www.lionsclubs.org.au/conventions/2. Bids for the 2016 Multiple DistrictConvention must be received by the ExecutiveOfficer before 31 December 2103. Prospectivebidders should seek an Expression of Interest [email protected]

From Executive Officer Rob

This being my firstcommunication tothe Lions,Lionesses and Leosof MD201, it is agreat honour forme and Lions LadyKaye to representyou for the next 12months.

The role of CouncilChairperson is quite different to that of a DistrictGovernor, so I am looking forward very much toworking with such a great Council andAdministration Group of our MD.

The International Convention in Busan was agreat event and to be there as your Governors wereofficially installed was wonderful. The election ofone of our own Lions – Barry Palmer AM – as theInternational 1st Vice President was another proudmoment, not only for those Australians at theConvention, but for all Lions in our Multiple District.Next year, he will be our International President. It

will be a very busy year for VP Barry and Lion Anneand we all wish them every success and hope tosee them whenever they are back home inAustralia.

My Motto this year is “Together As One WeServe” and for me this means there is nothing wecannot do when we do it together, and we want todo it. So if you need a hand ask for it.

One of the key areas that our Districts will focuson this year is our Membership Growth andLeadership Development. The success in achievingour goals this year will be through the support ofthe Global Leadership and Membership Teams.

If we consider our Membership Growth plans forthis Lions year, your District Governors have set agreat plan to implement during the year. We plan toCharter 40 new clubs and grow our overallmembership by over 1000 members. This is anambitious challenge, but we have the Governors’commitments and through their efforts and theirGlobal Membership Teams working with all clubs,we can do this. Membership is the life-blood ofour organisation and as we know, growth isnecessary. We must also ensure that while wegrow, we also must look after our existingmembers. Members’ wellbeing and their

engagement at club level is so important tosuccess and this allows your club to increase itsability to serve your community more effectively.

Our Global Leadership Teams at all levels willplay an increased role during the year by providingmore opportunities for development and training,both about the Lions organisation and othertraining on different skills that can be used byindividual Lions, Lionesses and Leos in theireveryday careers as well as Club and Districtlevels. The many courses that are offered by ourAssociation both through the Lions on-line training (Lions website) and delivered by skilled Lionstrainers are regarded by many businesses andoutside organisations as being at the top of theirfield, so we need to take advantage of theseopportunities as much as we can. Developing newleaders and giving them the skills and knowledge isone thing that Lions is well known for and all ittakes is a commitment from you to take up thatchallenge.

Kaye and I look forward to working with you,your Council and being part of the success ofanother Lions year for MD201.

– Lou Onley

From Council Chairperson Lou


7August - September 2012

History was made with the induction of BarryPalmer AM as International First VicePresident, proudly watched by the AustralianLions contingency at the InternationalConvention held in Busan, South Korea.

This is the next step in Barry’s progress to therole of International President, which will happenin Hamburg, Germany in July next year.

Barry and his Campaign Team are hopingthere will be many members of the AustralianLions Family in Hamburg to witness this historicevent.

As with Seattle, there is much to be done andwe will be calling for expressions of interest forvolunteers within the next few months. We wouldlove to see you in Hamburg and to have your help.

Prior to Busan – and subsequently – 1st VPBarry and Lion Anne have been busy representingLions Clubs International in many placesthroughout the world, including visits to Estoniaand Finland where Barry spoke to 2,000 Lions attheir MD Convention.

Barry and Anne also spent quite an amount oftime in India inspecting projects and speaking toLions throughout the country. They werereturning there in July.

Here are Barry’s thoughts on their visits:“Over the past year since Seattle, it has

been a rollercoaster ride. Anne and I havewitnessed unimaginable hardship, hardshipthat the Lions of the world are doing their bit toalleviate. Yet these people, whether in SouthEast Asia or Africa or Europe, are smiling.

They know there’s a light burning in theirhearts that no flame outside can put out.

It was the wholesome innocence of childrenliving in abject conditions who could still singto two strangers to their country. And theemotions as one child asked me, ‘Are you thatman they call at Christmas time from thefaraway land?' And ‘Does food grow on treeswhere you live enough for everyone?’

The most urgent need I see is to discover thepower of community. The power of presence isnot a power within but the power of with.

There are millions of people living because ofthe global work of Lions but we need to domore.

Lions of Australia have contributed to LCIF,and the Foundation has disbursed emergencygrants to Japan, to the United States, to Haiti,Italy and countless regions that were affectedby natural disasters. We as Lions are impactingby distributing water, food centres, clothing orjust the warmth of another human beingcomforting the displaced.

Every MD that Anne and I have visited haswelcomed us and is interested in our projectsas much as our culture as our constitutionalarea is somewhat remote.

Last year, Immediate Past President Tamasked us to Believe. He also asked us toconsider the environment by planting trees. Todate, we have exceeded his goal of a milliontrees by an extra 12 million trees worldwide.

Thank you to MD201, MD202 and MD307 foryour great contribution to this project.”

Since leaving Busan Barry and Anne are inMalaysia inspecting their projects andrepresenting the Lions International Family.

Barry reports that one of his visits includedinducting 55 new members and 38 Melvin JonesFellows in one District.

While in Malaysia Barry visited the SandakanMemorial and wrote this special report:

“Today Anne and I experienced a veryemotional morning visiting to the Sandakanmemorial park. This beautiful garden built on thesite of the Australian compound in the POW campis well worth the trip. Every ANZAC Day a dawnservice is attended by around 700 people.

The service is then followed by a breakfastwith ANZAC biscuits. Sandakan day also has aservice that is well attended.

There were three death marches betweenJanuary and June 1945, each 260km long toRanau. In 1942/1943 there were about 2,700Australian and British POWs with the greatestmajority coming from Singapore. Of these onlysix survived by escaping and being helped by thelocals.

Today the POW dead whose bodies wererecovered are buried in the Commonwealth WarCemetery in Labuan where I will visit next July.

My thanks go to the Lions of Sandakan fororganising this visit and for giving me a lastingmemory”. – PDG Carlene King OAM

Member Campaign Committee(Thanks to Lion Jane Li for her contribution

to the article)

Our new International 1st Vice President

Barry Palmer AM, now the new International 1st VicePresident, is joined by Leo/Lion Tom Porter at lastmonth’s Busan Convention. During the convention, Tomgave the keynote address at the first Leo Lion Summit.For all the news on what happened in Busan, visit theLions Australia Blog by Executive Officer RobOerlemans athttp://lionsaustralia.com/2012/07/09/busan-convention-recap/

The number of Leo Clubs continues to grow.Among the latest is the Leo Club of Kalianna

School in Victoria.Eleven Leos were recently inducted into the

club, sponsored by the Lions Club ofStrathfieldsaye.

Leos get growing

Bus brings happiness

President Darcy of the new Leo Club happilyreceives the Charter from V1-4 District GovernorPhillip Sheriff (watched by DG Elect Fred Jacobs).

There are a lot of very happy frail elderly,disadvantaged, disabled and isolated folk inMonash, Melbourne following the WheelersHill Lions Club’s donation of a communitybus.

Purchase of the $36,000 12-seater ToyotaHiace, for use by Wavecare Counselling &Community Support Service, was assisted by anALF grant.

Photo: Rob Carew, Monash Weekly


8 Lion

Open since 1850, Auburn City Hardware innorthwestern Indiana in the U.S. haswitnessed a parade of customers but neverhas a patron made such a mark on the world.

So owner Robert Kokenge proudly displays thepostcards Auburn native and close friend WayneMadden sent as he travelled the world first as aninternational director for Lions and now as anexecutive officer.

Madden’s insurance business is next to the store,and he drops in often when he is back home. In hispostcards to Kokenge, Madden briefly writes aboutwhere he is, what he has been doing and, ever thejokester, ends with a simple plea. “On the back ofthe postcards he always says, ‘send me money,’ ”says Kokenge with a knowing chuckle.

Longtime friends of Madden, the new Lions ClubsInternational president, say he may first come off asquiet and reserved but he is warm and engagingonce you get to know him. And Madden rarelymisses an opportunity to pull a prank or set up astunt, whether it’s ribbing old friends at the “LiarsClub”, a breakfast circle in Auburn, or, in the past,dishing out fines as Tailtwister to Auburn Lions fordaring to be mentioned in the local newspaper or,despite his six-foot, six-inch frame, delighting histwo then-young daughters by attempting todisappear in a clothes rack as Mom shopped.

MEET OUR NEW INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

By Jay Copp


August - September 20129

On the other side of that penchant for humor is adeep respect and admiration for what Lions do anda serious approach to his responsibility as presidentto lead and motivate. On the second floor ofInternational Headquarters in Oak Brook are photosof all past international presidents including Dr.William Woods, the very first president in 1917-18,and Ed Pane, president in 1942-43 and a fellowHoosier (a resident of Indiana) like Woods. Maddenshakes his head in wonder that he has joined theirranks. “Who would have thought that a guy fromsmall-town Indiana wouldhave a chance to lead aworldwide organisation?”says Madden. “I look atDr. Woods and I look atEd Pane and I wonderhow they will feel aboutthe way I perform on thejob.” Madden’s voicecatches and he cries,humbled at theopportunity at hand.

Auburn counts 13,000people. It’s sleepy

and down-home andtypically American. It’salso startlingly atypical inthat once a year a classiccar show swells thepopulation to perhaps 20times its norm. Carsproduced here long agowere far ahead of theirtime with power steeringand front wheel drive,and the centerpiece ofthe annual festival is theAuburn Cord DuisenbergMuseum.

Still, folks in Auburnare under no illusions as to the glitz and glamour oftheir surroundings. What do you do for a night offun in Auburn? “We drive up to Fort Wayne,”responds Madden, not really joking.

Madden’s father, scarred by the Depression, wasa tireless labourer who stressed education for hisonly son and two daughters. Mom stayed at home,cleaning the house and fixing up meals for anyrelatives who happened to wander over. “We mightbe about ready to have dinner for the five of us andthen maybe one of her brother’s families wouldshow up with an additional four. And, boom, all of asudden there was food for everybody,” saysMadden. “Back then, at least in our family, we didn’tinvite people to each other’s home. You just showedup and you were welcomed.”

Madden played Little League baseball on abeautiful field built by the Auburn Lions. Like a goodHoosier, almost a foregone conclusion given hisstature, he also played high school basketball. Heknew everyone. They knew him. He stayed out oftrouble, partly because he wanted to makesomething of himself and partly because he was

savvy. “We’d be in the study hall and he andanother guy would talk back and forth and theteacher would be in the back and would constantlylook for Wayne. And could never catch him,” recallshigh school chum Marty Van Leuven. “And probablyI got blamed for it.”

Even if Madden had a way of dodging trouble,Van Leuven and others looked up to him. “He wassmart and he set a good example even for studentslike me,” says Van Leuven. Adds Hugh Taylor, whoplayed basketball with Madden, “Wayne had a

wonderful reputation. Everyone seemed to like him.I can’t imagine anyone not liking him.”

Well, if you’re a teenage boy, it’s entirely possibleto imagine someone not liking you, especially if shelooks stunning in a red dress and you are not sureof her name or whether she was dating someoneelse. Madden first spied Linda while playing pool ata formal get-together for teenagers. His buddy said,sorry, she’s taken. Six months later Madden sat inthe stands at a basketball game and saw Lindasitting in the bleachers on the other side of thegym. This time the friend next to him was a girl. “Doyou know her?” Madden asked. She did. “Well, canyou ask her to meet me tonight at the sock hop atthe Y?”

That was halfway through Madden’s senior year.Linda was a year behind. They both attendedManchester College and married shortly afterWayne graduated. “She was just a very bubbly-typepersonality – easy to talk to, easy to get alongwith,” says Madden. Linda was struck by how theyshared the same values. “I knew almost instantlythat family was an important thing to him. And it

didn’t make any difference if it was my family orhis,” she says.

At Manchester Madden began to see the worldoutside Auburn, to realise that the needs of thewider world dwarfed the everyday problems thatarose in a small Indiana town. In 1968, whenMadden was a senior, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.came to campus to give a speech. Auburn had noAfrican Americans. Madden had no direct experienceof the civil rights movement or of the deprivations inthe inner city. King gave parts of his “I Have a

Dream” speech. He talked ofthe mountain top and beingfree at last. The next monthhe was dead.

King helped stir Madden’sconscience. “Some of thegreat things that came outof that era were not only forthe benefit of AfricanAmericans. As Lions weshould know that everybodyis entitled to an education.No one should suffer frompreventable blindness. Everychild should be able to sit ina classroom and see theblackboard. If they have avision problem, if theirparents can’t fix it, we asLions have to step in,” hesays.

Madden taught at a highschool for five years aftergraduation, and then the dayafter receiving his master’sin education he lay in bed,torn over his future. The lackof effort by some studentsfrustrated him. He quitteaching. The next day hewent to work for Prudential

as an insurance agent. That changed his life.“It was a good move, not just for me but for

Linda and our two girls. It opened up opportunitiesthat we never would have had. It was entirelydifferent type of work dealing with people face toface, having to live off what you personallyproduced and not having a guaranteed paycheque,” Madden says.

Madden sold insurance for Prudential for 11years before buying an insurance agency in Auburnfrom a man who was retiring. “Selling insurance youhave to have people skills,” says Pete Smith, hisformer manager at Prudential. “You have to reallycare about people and it has to show. And that’swhat Wayne has. People know he’s interested inthem and not in a commission.”

Life coalesced nicely for the Maddens in Auburn.Linda taught 2nd grade. Older daughter Jenniferand younger daughter Julie earned good grades inschool, marched in the band and won awards inspeech contests. The family rode the roller coastersat Cedar Point on vacation, swam together inAuburn and eagerly celebrated Christmas, other

Wayne and Linda Madden are immensely proud of their family: (from left) Tim and daughter Julie Babcockwith grandsons Miles and Max and Michael and daughter Jennifer O'Hear with granddaughter Lauren andgrandsons Daniel and Owen (in Michael's arms). Photos by Dan Morris


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especially regarding sports. He travelled toBloomington to cheer on the Hoosiers on thehardwood, to South Bend to watch the Fighting Irishon the gridiron and, since 1967, to the state’sbiggest city for the Indianapolis 500. “I like thepeople I go with. We got this thing down to ascience. We get our cold drinks and maybe smokean occasional cigar. And, of course, just watchingthe people – to see how different people controlthemselves or fail to control themselves,” he says.

The Maddens revelled in their children’s lives.“Any time there was any sort of event we wereparticipating in, whether it was a sporting event ora band concert or a recital, they were there, alwaysthere,” says Jennifer. “And not just usually them.They would bring along the rest of the family. So asI got older it got to be a little embarrassing that Iwould have like a whole fan section.”

The Maddens stressed education. “My dad hadthis little saying: success only comes before work inthe dictionary,” says Julie, not able to suppress asmile.

When Jennifer, then in college, secured aninternship in Washington, Madden, who was inPennsylvania on business, surprised her. “When Igot off the plane in D.C. there was my dad. I wasnever so happy to see him in my life. I reallyneeded that little transition of getting safely towhere I was gonna be,” she says. After college,Jennifer drove to Washington by herself. This wasbefore cell phones. “My dad took out the atlas andhe literally marked everything, every turn, where tostop for gas, a good place to stop for lunch. Hewrote a full narrative for me so that I would notmiss a turn,” she says.

Madden had caring for his family down pat. Healso wanted to care for his community, to giveback. Smith from Prudential had made it a point totalk up the Lions and other civic groups. Linda’sfather had been president of the Lions club innearby Waterloo. So in 1984 when an unsignedletter from the Auburn Lions came in the mailasking him to join, Madden joined.

“I had no idea what the Lions did other thanseeing them working projects at the fair or sellingfruit on the street. I knew they had a scholarshipprogram for high school students every year. Thatwas my extent of knowing,” says Madden.

“When I became a member I kind of stumbledaround for a few years. I didn’t realise you weresupposed to have perfect attendance,” he adds.

Fellow club members remember it differently.“Wayne caught fire early on,” says HubertStackhouse, an Auburn Lion since 1956. “The clubhad never been wildly enthusiastic about district,state or international activities. Under Wayne’sleadership we participated in SightFirst II much moreextensively. Wayne encourages us and our club.”

A defining moment for Madden as a Lion was aneyeglass mission trip to Honduras in 1995, adecade after he became a Lion. A young man with

a disability slowly made his way to the eyeglasstent. “He asked if I had a pair of sunglasses. I hadthese inexpensive, little fluorescent-type sunglasseswith a bright yellow ridge and orange temples. AsI’m digging around to try to find him a case he’sgot on this pair of sunglasses and this big smile onhis face. When you see service actually dosomething for somebody is when you become aLion,” he says.

Another highlight as a Lion for Madden alsoinvolves vision. As an international director from1999-2001, he travelled to Tennessee and learnedof the success of Lions there in a children’s visionscreening program. So a few years later he broughtOperation KidSight to Indiana. “Operation KidSightin my opinion is the perfect Lions club project,”says Past International Director Dave Fiandt of theFort Wayne Central Lions Club. “It deals with kids. Itdeals with sight. It’s a needed project and it’s ourproject, a Lions project. It’s due to Wayne Madden’svision and the fact he made sure it got off on asound footing.”

As international president, harkening back to thesense of community he developed in Auburn, thefiery compassion for others espoused by a slaincivil rights leader and the giving-back mentality of asmall-town Lions club, Madden will keep service inthe forefront. “In a world of service no child shouldgo to bed hungry. We have people suffering frompreventable blindness. In a world of service thatshould never happen. We have babies in Africasuffering from being born to HIV mothers. Thosebabies should be taken care of,” says Madden.

Madden’s travels have taken him far fromAuburn, and he’s learned that Lions in far-flungplaces share much in common. “When you travelaround the world you learn that our association isnot a big association in one sense. It’s just clubslike the one I belong to in Auburn. It’s just that it’s acompilation of us being in 207 countries,” he says.“It is amazing the variety of projects you see. Thatshows that Lions are meeting the different needs oftheir communities.”

The small-town boy will make good servinghumanity. “His achievement still amazes me. It’sbeyond any conception that a member of ours couldrise that high. It shows you what somebody withambition and drive can get done,” says Stackhouse,who taught high school English and cannot resist alittle ribbing of his own. “And besides that hecorrected the slice in his golf game.”

The Maddens plan on keeping a home inAuburn. When his service as an executive officerends, after he’s done all he can to motivate andinspire Lions, he’ll again join the Liar’s Club forcoffee and breakfast. “It’s nice just to come homeand be plain ole Wayne. When I come home theytreat me just like they did 10 or 20 years ago andthat’s what I look forward to. To be able to rib yourbuddies … but yet appreciate what they’veaccomplished and be proud of one another.”


2012-2013 Presidential ThemeInternational President Wayne A. Madden


In a world of need, there is someone to help. In a world of suffering, there is someone whocares. In a world of destruction, there is someone to provide relief. In a world of illiter-acy, there is someone to teach. And in a world of service, there is one name that standsout among others – Lions Clubs International. That’s what we do. That’s what we have always done. It is our motto, and the reason we exist.

I grew up in Indiana, in the Midwest region of the United States. It is an area of rivers andstreams, of farms and villages, covered bridges and sycamore trees, schools and fine uni-versities, where the fall harvest is still one of the most important events of the year. Most

of all it is home to people who still care about their neighbour’s welfare.It’s where I learned the value of giving back to the community.

But as we can see all over the world, our communities are facing newchallenges ranging from hunger to a growing lack of opportunity, especially for young people. And these needs seem to be getting big-ger while resources are dwindling. Certainly our service is neededmore than ever.

If you’re from Indiana like me – or a dedicated Lion anywhere in theworld – I know you wouldn’t stand for it. Lions are simply too bighearted and too compassionate to let problems like illiteracy and emptybook shelves exist – not when there is so much we can do about it.

So my theme for this year - “In A World of Service” - calls on Lions tonot only celebrate our world of service but to expand our impact, rising up to meet new challenges.

To do that, we need to grow our membership and build stronger clubs.How? Well, another inspiration from my Indiana roots comes from theworld famous Indianapolis 500 auto race. Whether you are a fan of auto

racing or not, I think everyone can appreciate the dedication, preparation, and TEAMwork involved to enable a car, often exceeding 200 miles per hour, to complete the raceincident free and win!!

Successful race teams employ a well thought out strategy, and devise a formula for excellence.My winning formula is: Dedication + Preparation + Teamwork = EXCELLENCE.

From the club level to the district governor team, the Board and executive officers, we area team of over 1.35 million, joining together for the purpose of serving others. In orderfor a team to be effective, each member of the team must work in unison, while fulfillingtheir individual role. No one team member is more important than the other.

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In A World of Service


Lions are dedicated to providing service. That renowned dedication will help us in everything

we do – including our continued participation in the Global Service Action Campaigns of

engaging youth (August), working with the blind and visually impaired (October), feeding the

hungry (December and January) and working to improve the environment (April) to protecting

150 million children from measles in our new partnership with the Bill and Melinda

Gates Foundation.

In addition, I am asking Lions to participate in a year-long initiative called the Reading Action

Program – a campaign to improve literacy rates and promote reading.

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Let’s Remember Service Begins WithEach of Us

Our members and our clubs are the back-bone of our organisation, and carry on ourheritage of service.

We don’t just serve, we serve with dedicationand passion because we have compassion forothers. Lions care about other people. When-ever possible, we lend a hand to those in need– not just through our multitude of serviceprojects, but in our day-to-day activities.

WE SERVE because we comprehend that wehave a responsibility to be of service to others.Compassion is trying to understand someoneelse's circumstances along with a willingnessto reach out to them. Just feeling sorry is notcompassion, and it’s not the Lions’ way. Welook at the world from the other person's per-spective, rather than our own.

Apart from our multitude of projects, it is alsoimportant to keep in mind that even small ges-tures, at the right time, can mean the world tosomeone. Making yourself available for some-one to talk to, being patient, sharing whatyou've learned from overcoming similar prob-lems, running an errand, or giving someone aride, are just examples of what you can do.

It's not difficult to show compassion. All youhave to do is listen to other people and be sen-sitive to their needs. You can bring a smile to astranger. Hold a door open. Let someone infront of you when in line. Help carry packages.There is no act too small to be helpful.

When we show compassion, we help alleviatesomeone's suffering. It’s that simple. Remember– the more you put in, the more you get back.

Celebrating Our Service – Join the Lions World of ServicePhoto and Twitter Relay

If you tally up the acts of service and kindness by our1.35 million Lions in 46,000 communities where clubsexist, the impact is enormous. Few organisations couldmatch what we do. But can the world see how we serveday in and day out?

Lions Clubs International NEVER sleeps. Like runners in arelay race, Lions Clubs around the world pass the batonof service from one club to another as we circle the globeeach and every day.

To celebrate our around the clock and around the worlddedication, there will be a special section on the LCI website where Lions can post photos of their serviceactivities.

But even as we celebrate our dedicated service, I’mchallenging Lions this year to expand our impact, puttingspecial emphasis on illiteracy.

Celebrating Our Service – Join the Lions World of ServicePhoto and Twitter Relay

If you tally up the acts of service and kindness by our1.35 million Lions in 46,000 communities where clubsexist, the impact is enormous. Few organisations couldmatch what we do. But can the world see how we serveday in and day out?

Lions Clubs International NEVER sleeps. Like runners in arelay race, Lions Clubs around the world pass the batonof service from one club to another as we circle the globeeach and every day.

To celebrate our around the clock and around the worlddedication, there will be a special section on the LCI website where Lions can post photos of their serviceactivities.

But even as we celebrate our dedicated service, I’mchallenging Lions this year to expand our impact, puttingspecial emphasis on illiteracy.


Expanding Our Impact –Join The Reading ActionProgram

Education is the key to unlocking human potential. The ac-quisition of skills and knowledge enables people to over-come poverty, disease and other social ills. It empowerscommunities and gives individuals the confidence neededto shape their own future. The volunteer sector plays animportant role in providing education –viewed by manyexperts – including the United Nations – as one of the rootcauses of the cycle of poverty.

As a former educator, married to a career teacher, I place ahigh value on education and I consider the ability to readas the foundation to an education. It is a gift Lions can giveto children and adults around the world.

If you can read this sentence, then you are not only literate,you are considered highly literate. The basic definition of lit-eracy worldwide is the ability to write your name, and readat a 10 year old level. Yet even using that basic definition,nearly one billion people worldwide are illiterate. That’s 26percent of the world’s adult population, or one out of fourpeople of reading age.

But illiteracy isn’t a challenge just for developing regions.Even in the United States where I am from, one in sevenpersons can barely read a billboard sign or a recipe, whichmakes them functionally illiterate. Twenty-one million inmy own country can’t read at all.

To reverse the situation we need to reach more children atrisk. According to the Gates Foundation, children developthe skills they need to succeed in school and life, duringtheir first five years. Many children lack basic language andbehavioral skills—such as knowing letters and colors, fol-lowing directions, getting along with others, and exhibitingimpulse control. Unfortunately, when children start be-hind, they often stay behind, leading to an achievement gapin elementary school and beyond.

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“The more youread, the morethings you’ll know.

The more that youlearn, the moreplaces you’ll go.” Dr. Seuss, author of children’s books


Lions Can Help Through The Reading Action Program (RAP)

So Lions, are you ready to expand our impact by jumpingon board the Reading Action Program?

There are many ways Lions can help in their respectivecommunities. Consider the following:

• Developing after school reading programs

• Reading to children at local libraries

• Contacting your local school and asking how you can help

• Donating books and/or computers to your localschool or library

• Volunteering as tutors through a local school

• Working with local literacy experts and agencies

• Working to promote braille literacy

(See the Reading Action Program guideline for sug-gestions and ideas)

Or, perhaps your club can come up with its own program.However you choose to approach the problem of illiteracy,be pro-active, not reactive.

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Reading Action Program Awards

Each club that documents a reading or other literacy activity through the online service activity reporting system will receive a specially designed “Reading Action Program” club banner patch.

Each district governor whose district achieves atleast 50% club participation in literacy programswill receive a “Reading Action Program” awardto commemorate their success.

In addition, artwork will be available on theLCI web site that will enable clubs todownload diplomas and bookmarksfor clubs to present to students andadults that participate in clubsponsored literacy programs.

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Make A RAP Video

And here’s one way to have fun while doing something mean-ingful. Each club has an opportunity to make a RAP video. Ifyour club sponsors a Leo club, this would be a fun joint ven-ture. The video can be no longer than 2 minutes, and the sub-ject must be about how to get children to read. Videos can besubmitted via the Lions Clubs International YouTube channel.The top winning video will be played during one of the plenarysessions at the International Convention in Hamburg, Germany, and the club will receive a special recognition award.

The “World of Service” Awards

Our world of service is as large as thenumber of communities we serve. Iwill be honoring Lions service acrossa range of service priorities throughthe World of Service Awards.

The World of Service Awards, to begiven at the International Conventionin Hamburg, Germany, will recognizeachievement by clubs and districts in the area of service. Categories include:

Best Long-Term Reading ActionProgram Project (club, district or Leo club)

Best Reading Action Program Rap Video(club or Leo club)

Best Youth Engagement Project (by club or district)

Outstanding Service to the Blindor Visually Impaired (club, district or Leo club)

Outstanding Environmental Impact Project (club, district or Leo club)

Best Hunger Relief Program or Activity (club, district or Leo club)

Lion and Leo of the Year

See the World of Service Awards flyer on the LCI web site for more information.


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Preparation Is A Key Element of Our Formula For Excellence

Dedication alone does not equal success. Our clubs and districts must continually be prepared.

Preparation means planning, and that requires self evaluation.

Did you ever watch an auto race in person or on television, and ask yourself why a car in the

lead pulls off the track for no apparent reason? It’s called a “pit stop.” It’s a time to refuel, change

tyres, and perform quick maintenance to ensure the car can finish the race at a high level of

performance.

Our clubs and districts around the world maintain a very busy yearly calendar. It’s easy to get

caught up in our day-to-day club activities and forget that from time to time, it’s necessary

to set aside a day to reflect, review the status of membership plans, and refocus efforts

as needed.


Building Stronger Clubs, Growing Membership – Join The Pursuit of Excellence

As we work toward building stronger clubs, considerwhether your club has the right mix of talent represented.

Women are the single fastest growing segment of our mem-bership, and an important part of our Lions team. But westill have a long way to go. Our race is far from over.

So I will be continuing The Women’s and Family Member-ship Development Task Force , which was introduced lastyear, to chart our road ahead in growing women and fam-ily membership, and more importantly, to be sure we areengaging them as key team members.

To further our ability to strengthen clubs and districts andgrow our membership, I am encouraging all clubs and dis-tricts to make four “pit-stops” throughout this year – oneper quarter. Use this short time to assess and then contin-ually reassess your club’s needs, and your members’ needs.Set goals at the beginning of the year. Maybe you have a newmember or members. This would be a great time to makesure they are fully integrated into club activities, and to lis-ten to their concerns and suggestions. Take time each quar-ter to evaluate your club and district progress.

I have developed “pit stop” checklists for clubs and districts,which are available on the LCI web site, and have also beenproduced in an easy pocket guide design. As the year pro-gresses, determine whether you are on track to meet yourgoals. Self evaluation is both enlightening and productiveas you race toward excellence.

I am also challenging all our club officers and district gov-ernor teams to focus on achieving The Club ExcellenceAward and the District Governor Team Excellence Award.Both of these established award programs have criteria that,if followed and achieved, will drive you to achieve success.I found it extremely helpful when I was both a club presi-dent and district governor to use excellence awards to pointme in the right direction.

Fast Start Awards

A key to finishing strong is to have a

strong start whenever possible. The

2012-2013 World of Service Fast Start

Awards will recognize district governors

who achieve strong membership results

in the first four months of their year. The

awards will consist of two levels. Quali-

fications for the awards are:

Cruising Speed Level:

Two new clubs or positivenet growth by October 31

Passing Speed Level:

Five new clubs AND positivenet growth by October 31

“Most people have the will to win. Few have the will to prepare to win.”

Bobby Knight, retired basketball coach

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In our pursuit of excellence, I want all Lions to embrace ourheritage of service. From our founder Melvin Jones, toHelen Keller’s call to be “Knights of the Blind” service toothers has been our foundation. at heritage continues 95years later and has been paramount in our ability to ex-pand our service to areas such as disaster relief, ghting

poverty and hunger, taking care of the environment, andworking with the blind and vision impaired, and adoptingnew challenges like measles and childhood mortality.Service is what we do, and who we are. It de nes us as arevered, highly respected institution. We will always betrue to our heritage.

But embracing our heritage does not mean we should notbe open to change. e world is changing. e world isevolving. We must evolve with it if we hope to keep paceand continue to make a di erence in the lives of millionsof people in need. I challenge clubs this year to seek self im-provement and always be receptive to new ways of doingbusiness and new traditions. One excellent way is to gothrough the Club Excellence Process (CEP) workshop inyour district.

Club Presidents – I want also to hear from you. A new tra-dition started last year is the “presidents meet the presi-dent” program. I can think of no better way to understandthe needs of our clubs – and how they are adapting to achanging world – than by directly communicating to clubpresidents in person. It’s one tradition that truly works, andI intend to meet with as many club presidents as possiblethis year.

Calling On All Lions To Be Agents of Change

The Future Is Now

As we strive for success, remember that our future is NOW. Our nextgeneration of leaders is all around us – in our Leo clubs, highschools and universities, and we need to identify and nuture them.I’m encouraging all clubs to get involved with the youth ofyour communities – celebrate their achievements.If you don’t currently sponsor a Leo club – makethat part of your club’s goals this year.

Engage the youth of your community. Invite young people to participate in yourservice activities, and let them take anactive role in the planning process.Promote community service in yourlocal schools.

Proud PastBright Future


Finally, we must work as a team. Teamwork encourages creativity, allowing everyone an equal

opportunity to contribute. Even in seemingly individual sports like car racing, a driver without

a well-organised support crew will never successfully finish the race. Each member of a team

has his or her own strengths and when all of these are used together as one, you form an

unbeatable entity. A Lions team should be about giving, listening, fellowship and achieving.

Poet John Donne wrote "no man is an island" and this is true. We are social beings. We must

strive to get along well with other people in order to achieve desired results.

“Coming togetheris a beginning.Keeping togetheris progress. Working togetheris success.”Henry Ford, American Industrialist

In A World of Individuals, Lions Know The Value of TEAMwork


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So Why Work As a Team?Have you not noticed that it's more fun to work when you're working with others? It alleviates the pres-sure, and makes work fun and faster to finish. Teamwork also encourages creativity, allowing everyonean equal opportunity to contribute. More importantly, teamwork helps get the job done!

But are we doing enough to use the teams we have? Consider doing the following:

• Work with the Global Membership and Global Leadership Teamswhich include members of the District Governor Team

• Encourage club officers to work together in pursuit of the Club Excellence Award

• Strive to achieve the District Governor Team Excellence Award

• Continue reaching out to women and family members

To grow our organisation and to guide our teams forwardthrough this changing world, we need to identify leaders towhom we can pass the baton.

The most effective leaders are committed to the process of growth, and, over time, their personal investment intraining and development is rewarded. Consider the mostsuccessful Indianapolis 500 drivers. They didn’t preparefor victory all at one time – they recognised that prepara-tion is an ongoing process. In addition, they understandthat the race always favours the driver who is thoroughlyprepared. The better prepared a driver is at the start of therace, the better his or her chances for success at the end, andthat a strong daily focus on preparation can make each daya successful part of the overall race.

Good leadership is just too important to our future to leaveit to chance. Instead, Lions can help the process along bytaking advantage of LCI’s many leadership developmentopportunities. Visit the online Leadership Resource Cen-ter. And remember, or Global Leadership Team (GLT)leader is always available to help. Your dedication to lead-ership development will position our association to con-tinue to provide needed, effective service around the world.Just like the well-prepared Indianapolis 500 driver, yourinvestment in training and development may be rewardedwith a visit to the Victory Circle!

Teamwork and leadership in LCI are now linked togethermore than ever with The Global Membership Team (GMT)and Global Leadership Team (GLT) who together providea structure for ongoing membership growth and develop-ment of new leaders.

It’s a team that connects the international level, to the con-stitutional area level, the multiple district level, and to thedistrict level for the benefit and success of the club. Mem-bers of the GMT and GLT work together to identify, develop and encourage opportunities for present and future Lions leaders, and to increase membership throughservice and engagement.

Lions Clubs International is made up of many teams – fromthe club level, to the district and multiple district, all theway up to the Board and executive officers – all working together to enhance our ability to serve others.

Tap into other team members’ knowledge and be willing toshare your special skills as well. Perhaps there is a memberof your club or district team that has a particular interestand knack for computers. What better way to enhance yourcomputer skills!!

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”John F. Kennedy, Former U.S. President

In A World of Followers, Lions Lead The Way


As the official charitable organisation of Lions Clubs Inter-national, Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) sup-ports Lions’ compassionate works by providing grant fundingfor their local and global humanitarian service efforts.

We’re also working with partner organisations to do evenmore. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is challengingLions to mobilise US$10 million to rescue children frommeasles by donating US$1 for every US$2 raised by Lions –a total matching contribution of US$5 million. This would bethe largest single donation in LCIF’s history.

In addition to the millions of dollars given annually throughgrant programs, LCIF actively supports the Lions mission ofworking with young people around the world. The LionsQuest program is LCIF’s most comprehensive program foryouth. Since 1984, more than 12 million youth have beentaught positive life skills through this program. Lions Questunites the home, school and community to cultivate capable

and healthy young people from kindergarten through 12thgrade, allowing them to grow into successful adults.

Thanks to Lions Quest and LCIF, parents around the worldcan be confident that their children will have the tools neededfor success and growth to deal with the complex issues theyface every day.

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In A World of Instant Communication, Lions AreConnecting To Others

Nothing is changing faster in our world than our ability tocommunicate. No club or district can be successful todaywithout effective communication, and effective commu-nication requires preparation. I can think of no other as-pect of our lives that has changed more in the past 10 years.Communication in the new millenium is fast paced, andever changing. We must be agents of change – open to newideas and open to strategies for connecting to others if wehope to communicate in a changing world.

It would be a mistake to assume that only young people arecommunicating online via emails, Facebook and other so-cial media models. New studies have shown that the agegroup that spends the most amount of time communicat-ing online is actually 45 to 54 year olds. Electronic com-munication provides the most effective means to connectwith people around the world in real time.

Increasingly, Lions members, clubs, districts and multipledistricts are online. Our ability to project our image and increase public awareness online is vital.

Last year, Lions Clubs International undertook a compre-hensive study of the online community – how to engageboth an internal and external audience via most frequentedsocial media sites. The study showed that more and moreLions around the world are using social media in their livesto connect with others and also to promote their club’s serv-ice work. We have now made tremendous strides forwardconnecting with our members online, and with potentialnew members by engaging them in online conversation.

This year LCI will continue to expand our methods of con-necting to members and the general public as we expandour worldwide impact.

LCIF – The “Foundation” of Our World of Service

Two More Keys to Success

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One of the highlights of the Indianapolis 500 is justprior to the start of the race when the announcer says“drivers, start your engines.” The crowd begins tocheer in anxious anticipation of the start of the race.

Like an auto race, it is important we get a good startas we begin our 95th year of service. But it’s also im-portant to remember that our year, and our serviceto others, is not a one lap race. It will take endurance,stamina and careful planning to succeed.

As Lions, we are recognized around the world forservice to others. Lions don’t close their eyes to thefact that millions of people can’t read and/or don’thave access to books or other reading material. Welive in a world where children go to school hungry,and many don’t go to school at all. We live in a world

where disaster strikes at a moments notice. We livein a world where preventable blindness is not beingprevented. And we live in a world where over a billion people live in poverty.

That’s why it’s crucial that Lions continue to lead theway “in a world of service,” and expand impact.

Can we do it? Are we up for the challenge? WEARE!!! But we will need our entire team of over46,000 clubs around the world, each team working ata high rate of efficiency, in order to continue to makea real difference in our respective communities. Wemay come from different backgrounds and differentcultures, but we share a common purpose – WESERVE. That’s what I call TEAMWORK!! And that’swhy in a world of service, Lions lead the way.

Lions – Start Your Engines

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Preparing for your 2013 club finalYouth of the Year


Following the Perth Convention, Youth ofthe Year State Coordinators, along withthose who attended the Sandwich Forum,decided to continue providing stationery aspreviously; however, we also added theelectronic copy to the website socontestants could download theirapplication to their computer. This decisionwill be reviewed again next year.

All Clubs, Zone Chairmen and RegionChairmen should receive their club package ofEntry Forms, Guide to Judges, certificates and allthe other information from your DistrictChairman. If you are yet to receive yourallocation, please give your District Chairman acall. TRAINING: The committee has put in a lot ofwork to produce a series of training andpromotional presentations: • A Powerpoint topromote Youth of the Year to Lions Clubs • APowerpoint to promote Youth of the Year toSchools • A training power point for a chairmanthat explains how to run the program.

These are available on the website and can bedownloaded.

Even if you do not have the equipment to usethese at a school, or to present to a club orgroup, print them off and use them as displays.

They have comprehensive notes to assist youwith your presentation.

There are also comprehensive manuals for alllevels of the program that explain how to runyour segment of Youth of the Year.

These are updated annually with the latestrule changes to ensure new and old chairmenrun their final correctly.

Also, there are still a few copies of the NABPromotional DVD, released in Mildura in 2010,available.

Please contact your State Chairman for acopy.

These make excellent fillers while the judgesare deciding the winner.ZONE AND REGION CHAIRMEN: Please checkwith your District Chairman to see if you areresponsible for running a final at your level.The Zone/Region finals are extremely importantand must be conducted properly.

The 2012/13 timetable allows a lot more time

for each level of the program. However, if yourschool wants to run its club final in the latter partof 2012 you need to be prepared. There is aspecial Zone/Region Chairman Manual, written tohelp run your final, on the website.

CONTESTANTS: Last year we had over 2,000contestants from across Australia, however, sixmanaged to reach the National Final andultimately will travel to the home state of each ofthe contestants as part of their prize.

There is another level of contestants who areequally important. They are the winners atDistrict level. Some districts have more than onewinner who moves forward into the State Final.

We have about six contestants at each StateFinal. They make excellent ambassadors at theirschools and can encourage others to enter thequest.

Why not invite them along to a club meetingto assist in running the program?STATE WINNERS’ TOUR: In recent years, somecontestants have withdrawn from the tour toattend extracurricular activities to enhance theiropportunity of a university place, or attendinterviews at university.

The Youth of the Year committee understands theimportance of these activities and has changed thestate winners’ tour on a trial basis so theserequests can be accommodated without disruptingthe tour.

Starting with the 2013 convention, the tourwill involve: Lions Clubs International of Australiaand Papua New Guinea will award all Nationalfinalists, including the National winner and thewinner from Papua New Guinea, an organisedgroup tour to a Lions International Youth Camp inNew Zealand followed by a group tour to theNational Winner’s home state, a total of 21 daysduring the summer holidays.

Each state winner will also receive a $500scholarship to further advance their studies.

The National winner receives an overseas tripto an International Lions Youth convention in theUnited Kingdom or a trip of their choice to thevalue of $4,000 plus $1,000 spending money.

The Public Speaking winner receives a trip oftheir choice to the value of $2,000 plus $500spending money

The trip will start December 26, 2013 andfinish January 16, 2014.WEBSITE: The website is our best way ofkeeping everyone up to date, so regularly visit athttp://www.lionsclubs.org.au/yoty

Youth of the Year – “You just can’t lose”Bryan Coggle, Chairman,

Lions Youth of the Year Quest

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If you have changed your address, couldyou please contact your Cabinet Secretaryto ensure that your new details areupdated.


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The Council of Governors advises applications are invited from Lions in good standing to fill the following vacancies.

All Multiple District Committee positions are honorary, and every Lion, no matter how new, is encouraged to apply Lions intending to

Mail: Locked Bag 2000 Newcastle NSW 2300Email: [email protected]: (02) 4940 8034

The preferred method of distribution of f t i t di li t i b

4 The applicant should ensurnomination form is complete in evprior to sending.

5 Nominations must be receiNational Office by email or post n5 00 F id 3 A t 2012

The Council of Governors advises applications are invited from Lions in good standing to fill the following vacancies.

All Multiple District Committee positions are honorary and every Lion no matter how new


4 The applicant should enomination form is completeprior to sending.

5 Nominations must be O

Committee VacanciesThe Council of Governors advises applications are invited from Lions in good standing to fill the following vacancies.

All Multiple District Committee positions are honorary, and every Lion, no matter how new, is encouraged to apply. Lions intending to apply should note the following:

1 Applications will only be considered if submitted on the current Nomination Form, and received at the Lions National Office by the closing date.

2 Intending applicants must obtain a Nomination Form, Position Statement and Person Profile in relation to the position from the Lions National Office.

These may be obtained by writing, faxing or emailing the National Office at one of the following addresses:


The preferred method of distribution of necessary forms to intending applicants is by email.

3 All candidates for Multiple District positions shall submit:

- current standard Nomination Form - Curriculum Vitae - Statement covering the issues outlined in the Position Statement. This supporting Statement with CV shall not exceed three single sided A4 pages.

APPLICANTS EXCEEDING THIS LIMIT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

4 The applicant should ensure that the nomination form is complete in every respect prior to sending.

5 Nominations must be received by the National Office by email or post no later than 5.00 pm Friday 3 August 2012.

Late nominations will not be considered. Nominations accepted will be considered at the Council Meeting following the close of nominations. All applicants will be advised in writing of Council’s decision soon after that Council Meeting.

ROB OERLEMANSEXECUTIVE OFFICERMD201 LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL INC.

Position Term Expiry Comments

ADMINISTRATION

Sergeant At Arms 30/08/2015To assist the Council Chairperson to plan and manage TheMD Convention Program. To act as Master of Ceremonies at each Convention.

2014 Tamworth Convention Chairperson 30/06/2014 Responsible to MD 201 Council for the coordination of the annual MD201 National Convention.2015 Newcastle Convention Chairperson 30/06/2015

YOUTH & COMMUNITY PROJECTS

ALCCRF Chairperson 31/01/2016The occupant of this position will be responsible to the Council for managing the Australian Lions Childhood Cancer Research Foundation (ALCCRF):

ALCCRF Trustee x5 31/01/2016

Promoting the activities of the Australian Lions Childhood Cancer Research Foundation and establishing good communication and a working relationship between the Children’s Cancer Institute Australia or other relevant agency.

ALCMF N District Trustee 31/01/2016 Acts as Trustee and is responsible for database management and provision of administrative services for the foundation.ALCMF V District Trustee 31/01/2016

Leo Chairperson 31/01/2016 Coordinate all matters pertaining to Leos and interact as a member of the MD201 Youth Committee to promote all youth.

Leo T District Coordinator 31/01/2016 Will promote Leos and the Youth Outreach program within their State by formulating State goals in conjunction with the District Governors and District Chairpersons and reporting all activities pertaining to the portfolio to the MD Chairperson.

Leo V District Coordinator 31/01/2016

Leo W District Coordinator 31/01/2016

Youth Exchange Greeter (Albury) 31/01/2015 Responsible for the safe and efficient throughput of all youth exchanges, both nominated and hosted.Youth Exchange Greeter (Melbourne) 31/01/2015

PNG Membership Development Committee Chairperson 30/06/2014 To oversee, manage and promote the conduct and growth of

Lions Club within Papua New Guinea

MARKETING

Hearing Dogs Committee Member 1/07/2015 Duties include being able to assist Clubs in assessments and follow up in dog placements

Committee Vacancies


Multiple DistrictConvention Bids 2016

Clubs and Districts are encouraged to considerbidding for the 2016 Multiple DistrictConvention. Bidders should respond to thematerial in the Multiple District Conventionspecification obtainable from the ExecutiveOfficer at [email protected]. Bids for the 2016Multiple District Convention must be receivedby the Executive Officer before 31 December2013.

Rob OerlemansExecutive Officer

Lions Australia

Directory CorrectionPage 97 N1 2VDG Peter Willis Jones’ email [email protected] 99 Australian Lionsonoz Inc secretaryGwyneth Payne PO Box 791 Inverell NSW2360 (M) 0439258866(E) [email protected]


Who is Australia’s oldest Lion?It’s an intriguing question that arose

recently following a slip-up in an earliermagazine. In that issue, the inspiring RuthChong was referred to as being our oldest. Infact Ruth is the country’s oldest civilmarriage celebrant – an amazing effort.

So who gets the honour as our oldestLion?

At the latest count, Lion Arthur Matthewsfrom Dromana Lions (V3) at 102 seems theleader ... but we are still checking.

Whatever, it’s a great effort, Arthur, andyou should be proud.

If you are planning a visit to Australia’snational capital then consider combiningit with next year’s 61st MD201 LionsNational Convention in Canberra.

The Convention is set for April 25-28.

Canberra is calling

Our oldest Lion?

By Michael HardyWhen Snehlata Shrestha heard that localLions were helping organise a measlesvaccination clinic in her village in Nepal, sheimmediately signed her son up to bevaccinated.

Not all of her neighbours were so willing. Theyremembered a recent, government-run healthcampaign against filiariasis in which some of thechildren who received vaccinations died. Rightly orwrongly, Shresha said, the people in her villageattributed the deaths to low-quality medicine. Butwhen she heard that the Lions were involved,Shresha knew the vaccines would be safe.

“I was looking for some reliable and recognisedorganisation or company handling such activities,”she said. “Then I heard that the Lions Club wasrunning a measles camp for the children. It wasgood news for all the mothers like me. I took myson to the nearby school where the camp wasrunning the vaccination. I have also encouragedmy neighbours to get the vaccination for theirchildren.”

Shresha’s son was just one of an astonishing1.8 million children to receive vaccines in the firstphase of the Measles and Rubella Initiative inNepal, made possible in part by a $15 millionchallenge grant from the Bill and Melinda GatesFoundation. Since being founded in 2001, theMeasles and Rubella Initiative has inoculated overa billion children worldwide against the two

diseases. Although originally focused on Africa, theinitiative has recently spread to countries aroundthe world. In Nepal, the program was co-organisedby Lions Clubs International Foundation, the WorldHealth Organization (WHO), UNICEF and theNepalese government. The first phase of thecampaign, which ran from February 14 to March28, targeted 15 of Nepal’s poorest districts, mostlylocated in the underdeveloped western part of thecountry.

Shresha knew how important the measles andrubella vaccine was because of the many peopleshe had seen who had been disfigured or evendisabled by these “terrible diseases.” Worldwide,measles and rubella are two of the leading causesof death among young children, even though acheap, effective vaccine is widely available.According to WHO, in 2010 over 139,000 childrendied from measles alone (about 15 deaths everyhour), mostly in low-income countries. Fortunately,the Measles and Rubella Initiative has helpedreduce these deaths by a remarkable 74 percentsince 2000.

Despite its wide availability, however, 10 millionNepalese children still haven’t received thevaccine. These are the people targeted by the

Measles and Rubella Initiative, which is usinghighly sophisticated marketing and data collectionto make sure that every child in every village getsinoculated. Reasons vary for why so many childrendon’t receive the shot. Some remote Nepalesevillages lack access to a medical clinic, and someparents are frightened by rumors of unsafe oruntested drugs.

To overcome these difficulties, the Lions helpedorganise a massive media blitz to promote theinitiative. Invitations to receive the vaccine weremailed to every household in the targeted districts.Television and radio commercials starring Nepalesecelebrities spread awareness of the campaign.Vans with loudspeakers drove through villages andtowns, announcing the date of the vaccinationclinic.

Trust in Lions spurs measles campaign

Nepalese children lining up for their measles vaccination. More than a billion children worldwide have nowbeen inoculated. Photo courtesy of C. McNab/Measles Initiative


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CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS COMMITTEE1. Granted authority to the Chairperson of theConstitution and By-Laws Committee, or if he isunavailable, the Vice Chairperson of the Constitutionand By-Laws Committee, in consultation with theInternational President and the General Counsel andSecretary, with respect to the matters in District301-A1 (Philippines).2. Approved engagement to proceed with theformation of a Section 25 company in India and tocontinue to pursue approval of a branch officeapplication from the necessary governmentauthorities in India.3. Revised the trademark policies in Chapter XV ofBoard Policy Manual, including provisions related tofoundations and digital media authorization.4. Revised Chapter III and Chapter XV of the BoardPolicy Manual with respect to the distribution ofboard materials and board voting by electronicmeans.5. Revised Article III of the Standard Form DistrictBy-Laws in the Board Policy Manual related to theappointment of zone and region chairpersons.6. Revised Chapter VII and Chapter XV of the BoardPolicy Manual to correct a typographical error andremove unnecessary internal citations.7. Adopted a resolution to be reported to the 2012International Convention to amend Article XI, Section7 of the International By-Laws by removing themembership obligations and rights and privilegescharts from the International By-Laws and,contingent on the approval of this resolution, tomove these charts to the membershipclassifications section of the Board Policy Manual.

CONVENTION COMMITTEE1. Rescinded Resolution 1., from the June/July2011 Convention Committee Report and approved aUS$25 rebate for every paid Busan Conventionregistration above 30,000, which will be issued ona pro rata basis to the three multiple districts ofKorea, based on the final paid registration report.

DISTRICT AND CLUB SERVICE COMMITTEE1. Cancelled twelve clubs from District 321 C2 dueto non-existence. 2. Resolved to keep club vice presidents betterinformed. All mass communications sent to clubpresidents that are appropriate and informative innature will be copied to the recorded club vicepresidents. A process to record vice presidents willbe set in place early next fiscal year.3. Approved district governor elects who wererecommended by provisional districts. 4. Appointed Past District Governor Mitsukazu Imai,from District 330-A Tokyo, to serve as CoordinatingLion for Mongolia for the 2012-2013 Fiscal Year. 5. Approved the redistricting proposal submitted byMultiple District 16 (New Jersey). This change isscheduled to take place at the adjournment of the2014 International Convention.6. Renamed multiple districts and districts from324C, 324D, and 324E, to 316, 317, and 318,respectively.7. Resolved to keep zone chairpersons and regionchairpersons better informed. All mass

communications sent to the District Governor Teamthat are appropriate and informative in nature willalso be copied to the recorded zone and regionchairpersons within the district. 8. Revised the cancellation policy of the BoardPolicy Manual to allow for more timely cancellationof clubs that have committed a serious infraction,when cancelling the club would be in the bestinterest of the association.9. Amended the Rules of Audit GoverningReimbursement of Expenses for District Governorsto make it easier for district governors to delegateclub visits to members of the district cabinet.10. Amended the redistricting policy to clarify therequirements needed for redistricting and to requirethat a copy of the certified minutes of theconventions for which the proposal was approvedbe submitted when the proposal is submitted.11. Revised the policy for provisional districts toclarify the process for recommending districtgovernor elects to the board of directors.

FINANCE AND HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONCOMMITTEE1. Approved the fiscal year 2011-2012 Forecast,reflecting a small deficit. However it should benoted, cash in bank is sufficient to fund the deficit.2. Approved an additional day for the 2012-2013October/November board meeting. 3. Approved a provisional suspension policy forclubs in Zimbabwe. This policy will be based onunpaid balance in excess of US$10 per member orUS$500 per club, whichever is less. The policy willbe in effect from July 1, 2012, to July 1, 2014.4. Approved Chapter IX, Paragraph C.4. throughC.10. of the Board Policy Manual be deleted in itsentirety and replaced effective June 26, 2012. Themajor changes are as follows: • Increased automobile – Reimbursement will beUS$.41 per mile (US$.25 per kilometer)• Increased lodging - Reimbursement will be madefor actual costs only, not to exceed US$75 pernight. • Increased meals - Reimbursement will be madefor actual costs only, not to exceed US$25 permeal. Original itemized receipts must be attachedto the Travel Expense Claim. • Simplified office expense reimbursement - Anoffice allowance of US$20 plus US$1per Lions clubper month may be claimed. 5. Increased automobile reimbursement forexecutive officers, speaking engagement and in-district budgets to US$.41 per mile (US$.25 perkilometer).

LCIF1. Increased the annual SightFirst grant approvallimit to US$13 million. 2. Revised the Emergency grant criteria to includethat concerned districts are eligible for one grantper disaster.3. Revised the International Assistance Grant criteriato include that projects must have strong Lionsinvolvement and identity and that funds are notavailable solely for the transport of goods.4. Amended the LCIF Operations and Policy Manual

as follows: included the roles and responsibilities ofthe LCIF Steering Committee, updated the languageregarding the selection of the chairperson and vicechairperson of the LCIF Steering Committee, anddeleted references to the Lions Quest United StatesSteering Committee. 5. Approved recognition for One Shot, One Life:Lions Measles Initiative.6. Approved new designs for Progressive MelvinJones Fellows (PMJF) pins for donations ofUS$50,000 – US$90,000.7. Approved a SightFirst grant in the amount ofUS$400,000 to support diabetic eye diseaseactivities as outlined in the Memorandum ofUnderstanding between the World HealthOrganization and Lions Clubs International.8. Approved supplemental budget funding in theamount of US$130,000 to support the technicalservices contract with the World HealthOrganization.9. Named Mr. Deng Pufang, the HonourableChairman of China Disabled Persons’ Federationand its performing arts troupe, as the 2011-2012Humanitarian Award recipient.10. Increased the annual Humanitarian Awardamount from US$200,000 to US$250,000. 11. Approved 92 Standard, International Assistanceand Core 4 grants totaling US$4,519,644.12. Tabled two grant applications and denied onegrant application.13. Reallocated a grant previously approved tosupport the purchase of an ultrasound machine atthe Weesang Sanitary Hospital, Korea.14. Approved a Core 4 Board-directed grant in theamount of US$100,000 to support Lions Questactivities as outlined in the Memorandum ofAgreement between Lions Clubs International andthe United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.15. Approved four projects to supportrebuilding/recovery efforts, with the funding(US$3.18 million) to be provided from thedesignated funds from the Japanearthquake/tsunami fund. 16. Authorised the engagement of consultants toset up a Section 25 company in India andrequested further review of corporate documents forproposed Section 25 company at the June LCIFBoard of Trustees meeting.17. Updated signatories to the foundation’sScottrade account, in order to facilitate donations ofsecurities.18. Updated language in Chapter XVI of the BoardPolicy Manual regarding LCIF Multiple District andDistrict Coordinators, in anticipation of newappointments.

LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE1. Instituted a registration fee in an amountequivalent to US$95 for participants attendingEmerging Lions Leadership Institutes, Advanced(Senior) Lions Leadership Institutes and FacultyDevelopment Institutes beginning with the 2012-2013 schedule.2. Approved implementation of the proposedDistrict-Governors-Elect training program, pendingapproval of requested funds.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGSAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA APRIL 13-17, 2012



LEOS ROARCongratulations to the Leos Clubs of Bingara N1, Norfolk AilenN5, Willunga C2, Swanies Q4, Burnie and Smithton T1 and AllSaints W2 on receiving their Charter from Lions ClubsInternational during April, May and June.

These new Leo Clubs represent the continued advancement of theLeo movement in MD201 with the continued support of our Lions,Lionesses and Leos!

We have seen an increase of over 12% in new clubs in 2011/12 andhave continued to give young people between 12-30 the opportunity togain essential life skills of leadership, experience and opportunity in apositive way whilst contributing to their communities.

Congratulations also to our inspirational 2011 MD201 andInternational Leo of the Year Tom Porter on his recent trip to theInternational Convention in Busan to address the 2012 Leo Lion Summit.

Leo/Lion Tom is a fine ambassador for Leos both in Australia andacross the world.

Congratulations to our inspirational Leo of the Year Ellen Watts fromHornsby Leo Club N5 and Leo Nic van Essen from Penguin Leo Club T1who will be working with the MD201 Management Committee to look atways to encourage more young people to join our great Lionsorganisation in the future!

Leos Ellen and Nic are fine ambassadors for Leos and excellentexamples of Australian youth. I am sure they will make a greatcontribution with fresh ideas!

With the ongoing promotion of the Leo program throughout Australia,we have a further 20 prospective clubs in the future!

Congratulations to all members of the MD201 Leo Committee fortheir ongoing commitment and dedication to advancing the Leomovement in Australia.

I also thank the 2011/12 Council of Governors for their belief andencouragement to advance the Leos in Australia, as it is with theirsupport we have achieved this fantastic growth.

With the ageing membership, we must ensure the future of our greatorganisation by encourageing more young people to join our LionsFamily as Leos, to develop into the leaders of tomorrow!

If your Lions Club is considering sponsoring a Leo Club, stopconsidering – Do It!

Further details on the Leo Program are available on the website atwww.lionsclubs.org.au/leos

For our organisation to grow, we must see Leos as future Lions andencourage them to join after their service through the “Leo to LionProgram”.

Say G'Day to a Leo Today. Youth are our Future - but they are alsoour Today.

Martin PeeblesMD201 Leo & Youth Outreach Committee Chairman

Happy members of the newly chartered Swanies Leo Club of Q4.

3. Made completion of all requiredLCI-sponsored district governors-electtraining components mandatory for allDGEs in order to qualify for LCI tocover expenses related to theirattendance at the DGE Seminar. 4. Revised the eligibility requirementsfor GMT and GLT leaders at theinternational level (constitutional arealeaders, area leaders and specialarea advisors) to prohibit endorsedand certified candidates forinternational office and members ofthe International Board of Directors. Inaddition GMT and GLT leaders shallnot hold any other positionconcurrently that will compete for thetime, effort and energy required toexecute GMT or GLT duties.5. Amended Board Policy Manual bydeleting the words, “in route or,” inChapter XIV, Paragraph D.11.a., line5.

MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENTCOMMITTEE1. Determined that the entire LifeMembership policy should bereviewed at a minimum of every 10years.2. Decided that the Lions ofZimbabwe should transition to fulldues payment over the next twoyears. Eligible clubs in Zimbabwe willreceive a credit for half of the yearlyinternational dues for the next twoyears starting on July1, 2012, andconcluding on June 30, 2014. As ofJune 30, 2014 the Lions ofZimbabwe will be expected to pay fullinternational dues.3. Amended the Board Policy Manualto include French Guiana; Republic ofKyrgyzstan; Zhejiang, China; Laos;Republic of Gambia; Republic ofGuinea Bissau; Mayotte; and SintMaarten (Netherlands Antilles). Forthe purpose of clarification, it wasrecommended that the HellenicRepublic be modified to include“Greece” in parenthesis after itslisting.4. Amended the Board Policy Manualto reflect the correct form to submit,so that Leo-Lions may receive theiryears of service as a Leo. The Leo toLion Certification and Years of ServiceTransfer Form (LL-2) must besubmitted to Lions ClubsInternational.5. Amended the Board Policy Manualto reflect that Leos who are becomingLions and want to receive the Leo toLions entrance fee and dues rate,must have been a Leo for at least ayear and a day.

6. Amended the Board Policy Manualto reflect Lions newest country, theRepublic of Tajikistan. This officiallybrings the number of countries inwhich Lions are able to serve to 207.7. Amended the Board Policy Manualto reflect the current distribution ofCharter Monarch and MonarchMilestone Chevrons.8. Amended the Board Policy Manualto reflect the current distribution ofMembership Keys and medallions.9. Amended the Board Policy Manualto reflect the change of title andrecipient of the District ExtensionChairperson Award to the GMTDistrict Coordinator Award. Thischange was necessary since theDistrict Extension Chairperson is nolonger an official position and theGMT District Coordinator isresponsible for chartering of newclubs.

PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE1. Decided to require multipledistricts to provide 10 percentmatching funds for public relationsgrants.2. Eliminated the International TradingPin Contest.3. Eliminated the InternationalFriendship Banner Contest.4. Eliminated the requirement tosubmit a hard copy of a website forthe International Web Site Contest.5. Determined to allow individualLions members within Lions Clubs inIndia to receive either a Hindi orEnglish version of LION MagazineIndia.

SERVICE ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE1. Named the 2010-2011 Top TenYouth Camp and ExchangeChairperson Award recipients.2. Clarified Board Policy Manuallanguage regarding the Leo Years ofService Transfer Program. Addedeligibility requirement that currentand former Leos must have been aLeo for at least one year and one dayto receive credit for their Leo years ofactive service as part of their Lionsclub membership histories.

For more information on any ofthe above resolutions, pleaserefer to the LCI Web site atwww.lionsclubs.org or contactthe International Office at630-571-5466.


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